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MCCANN, Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1207 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 April 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Signaller |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Summer Hill, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Fort Street Boys High School |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | 27 November 1968, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Signaller, 1207, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 28 Jul 1915: | Involvement 1207, 6th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1915: | Embarked 1207, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of John McCann, 58 Smith Street, Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
Corporal Signialler W. J. McCann, an old Fortian, has now been wounded for the third time. After having received his second wound he was sent to Imbros Island on guard duty. Returning to the front he received his third bullet at the “ Lonesome Pine” battle.
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